Methodology of a CASE-tool assessment

This paper investigates the efficiency of international CASE tools, which were offered on the German market in 1994. In considering a catalogue of more than 400 criteria, which has been developed in cooperation with industry, 17 CASE tools are evaluated in the scope of a case study. Both the specific requirements of a CASE user and the common requirements derived from the ISO 9000 are taken into account as well.